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Peter Billingsley of 'Christmas Story' fame is all grown up and 

Peter Billingsley was on the other side of the world at Bora Bora's St. Regis Resort describing his working conditions for making the new comedy...

Futuristic '9' arrives for 9-9-09 

By animation standards, the title character of 9 isn't cute or endearing.

9 is a sort of burlap doll, about 8 inches tall, held...

Review: New documentary follows a congregation out to please God by 

The fine line between religious inspiration and lunacy is explored in "Audience of One," Mike Jacobs' riveting documentary about the members of a...

At 87, 'Proposal' co-star Betty White is busier than ever 

One problem with getting older, Betty White says, is that people assume you've picked up wisdom along with the wrinkles. "They'll come up to me...

Before Mitzi Gaynor revisits 'South Pacific,' she shares her love of 

Mitzi Gaynor phoned to chat about this week's Blu-ray release of "South Pacific." But she talked about so much more. Like the Beatles. The...

Review: The Good 'Buck Howard' takes clear look at fading mentalist 

Slight but satisfying, "The Great Buck Howard" examines an over- the-hill performer with an objective eye that is borderline brutal. Yet this...

Seeking Salvation in a Naturalistic Universe: Richard Wright's Use of His Southern Religious Background in Black Boy (American Hunger) 

The religious spirit always endures. Up to now man has always been a religious animal and secular art is a sublimation of the religious feeling. -...

Review: ''The Express' scores as a true sports tale 

Ernie Davis didn't carry a placard or attend sit-ins or register black voters in Alabama. He became a figure in the civil rights movement...

Arnold Rampersad. Ralph Ellison: A Biography 

Arnold Rampersad. Ralph Ellison: A Biography. New York: Knopf, 2007. 658 pp. $35.00. Late in his life, Ralph Ellison observed that "the duty of a...

Fall titles that get a movie geek's pulse racing 

It's the season of sunny contentment in Hollywood. Moviedom has been basking in the warm glow of mostly rave reviews and beaucoup ticket sales...